Josh Paterson

BC kicks off new planning process for Public Legal Education and Information services

The Law Foundation and the Ministry of the Attorney General have asked Dr. Catherine Dauvergne KC, of the Allard School of Law, to lead an independent sectoral planning process for public legal education and information (PLEI) in the province of British Columbia. The object of this process is to strengthen the provision of public legal …

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Proposed amendments to Legal Profession Act will improve financial stability for access to justice programs

News Release VANCOUVER BC, March 3, 2022 – The Government of B.C. has introduced amendments to the Legal Profession Act which will provide the Law Foundation of BC the authority to approve the interest rates and service charges on lawyers’ pooled trust accounts. If passed, the amendments would establish similar requirements to those currently in …

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